Windows 10: 2 Windows 10 Installs, 2 Hard Drives, 1 PC

Discus and support 2 Windows 10 Installs, 2 Hard Drives, 1 PC in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi, I'm sure this is easy and obvious but I can't find an easy guide of what I need to do. Basically my current set up is a Win 10 PC with the OS... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Matt777NX, Aug 10, 2018.

  1. Matt777NX Win User

    2 Windows 10 Installs, 2 Hard Drives, 1 PC


    Hi,


    I'm sure this is easy and obvious but I can't find an easy guide of what I need to do.


    Basically my current set up is a Win 10 PC with the OS on an SSD, another SSD and a HDD. I want to add another HDD with a new Win 10 Licence so I can have the option of which to boot off on start up. I know I need to buy a new Win10 licence so I just want to understand how to do it.


    Is it a simple case of creating a bootable Win10 media with my new licence, disconnecting my current OS SSD and installing and then reconnecting? There's got to be more to it than that, surely? Will I have to change the boot order every time I boot up? Do I have to spend money on something like Easy BCD?


    I suspect my motherboard might be relevant so it a Gigabyte Z97P-D3.


    Any help you can offer will be greatly appreciated and unfortunately using a separate user account with a single Win 10 install isn't suitable for, admittedly, petty reasons.


    Thanks

    :)
     
    Matt777NX, Aug 10, 2018
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  2. Samsung M3 portable hard drive not getting recognised on Windows 10.

    Hi,

    Thank you for your response with the current status of the issue.

    To assist you better, please provide us the below information

    • Have you tried to uninstall and reinstall the external hard drive on the computer?
    • Are you logged into the Administrator Account while assigning the driver letter to the external hard drive?

    I recommend you to follow the steps below to update all the pending Windows updates and also try to reinstall the hard drive driver in the Device Manager. Check if it helps.

    Step 1: I suggest you to update all the pending Windows updates in the computer and check if it helps.

    1. Click on Start Menu.

    2. Then select Settings.

    3. Choose Update & security >
    Windows Update
    >Check for updates. Install any available updates and restart your PC if required.

    Step 2: I recommend you to uninstall and reinstall the Hard drive as suggested in the previous post. Also you can run Hardware and Device troubleshooter.

    Step 3: Then try to boot the computer in safe mode and check if the hard drive is getting recgonized in it or not.

    Start your PC in safe mode in Windows 10:

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-10/start-your-pc-in-safe-mode

    Please get back to us with an update on issue in connecting External hard drive into Windows 10, we will be happy to help.

    Thank you.
     
    Nyima Yonten, Aug 10, 2018
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  3. KainXS Win User
    2 hard drives vs 1

    I got asked a weird question by someone I know, are two hard drives better than one large hard drive, i really don't know if the difference can be seen because I have 2 hard drives so. . . . . . *Wtf :wtf:

    I have a 75GB raptor and a 400GB ide but i've never thought of that before, the lady who asked me said she was going to buy a new pc and does alot of work editing videos and had the choice of a pc with 2 sata hard drives or 1

    what do you guys think
     
    KainXS, Aug 10, 2018
    #3
  4. 2 Windows 10 Installs, 2 Hard Drives, 1 PC

    Windows 10 won't boot with another hard drive

    Hi Bobby,

    Thanks for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    To assist you better, please provide details.

    1) On which hard drive, you are trying to install Windows 10?

    2) What is the size of the drive, where you are trying to install Windows 10?

    I would suggest you to perform Check Disk on your hard drive and check if it helps.

    Follow the below steps:


    • Press Windows + X on your keyboard.

    • Select Command Prompt (Admin).

    • Type the below commands.



      Cskdsk [drive letter]: /f /r

    Reply to us with the status of your issue, we will be happy to assist you.
     
    Santosh_Rai, Aug 10, 2018
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